Can I get OSX Mavericks on my MacBook Air Original (Early 2008)

Hi, I'm new to this so I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section.
I have a Early 2008 MacBook Air which I still find perfect for my needs, it's light, quick and I can't warrant buying another MacBook.
I recently tried to update my software to OSX Mavericks but it comes up with an error saying I can't download it on my computer?
Has anyone got any ideas of how I could get it on my MacBook Air as I don't want to buy a new MacBook just to have OSX Mavericks when I'm perfectly happy with my current hardware.
Thank you in advance.
Aaron.

AaronMitchell91 wrote:
I have a Early 2008 MacBook Air
Couldn't I get a hard copy of OSX Mavericks and load it onto my MBA?
Can't, and it wouldn't work if you could.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842
To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)

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